Literary productions without adequate African ingredients cannot be called African Literature, even if the producers are of African descent.
CAO.
On Monday, 31 March 2014 15:50:07 UTC+1, funmiara wrote:
Ladies and Gentlemen:I detest the so-called experts not versed in African Literature and are shunning out ideas on the issue. African lit encompasses Oral literature, writers from all over the CONTINENT, etc.African Literature is not ONLY about Teju Cole, Taiye Selasi, NoViolet Bulawayo, Chimamanda Adichie, etc, African literature includes Helen Oyeyemi, Aminatta Forna, Dinah Mengestu, Alain Mabackou, Assia Djebar, Mariama Ba, Oyono, Ngugi Wa Thiong''o, and more from all over the CONTINENT.We should avoid living in a bowl.Funmi Tofowomo Okelola
-In the absence of greatness, mediocrity thrives.
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